Since the turn of the century, aid flows to Africa have increased on average and become more volatile. As a result …

What role does China play in Africa''s development? What drives China''s increasing economic involvement in the … government policies, markets for each other''s exports, Africa''s demand for infrastructure, and differences in China''s approach … to financing have together moved commercial activities-trade and investment-to the center of China-Africa economic …

This paper surveys the economic literature on the scaling-up of aid to Africa. It provides a checklist of issues that …